Rep. Michael Grimm surrendered to federal authorities in Lower Manhattan on Monday, and he's expected to be indicted for alleged business or campaign-fundraising violations.
The hot-headed Staten Island Republican turned himself in at 26 Federal Plaza., at New York headquarters of the FBI, at about 7:30 a.m.
Grimm, whose lawyer said Friday the lawmaker would be indicted, has maintained his innocence.
The anticipated charges cap a two-year federal probe against the former FBI agent and Marine.
Investigators have been eyeballing how the two-term GOP congressman raised more than $500,000 in donations, with the help of Israeli citizen Ofer Biton.
But law enforcement sources said the charges on Monday will be related to Grimm's "shady restaurant dealings."
Prior to his election, Grimm was a partner in Upper East Side restaurant Healthalicious with Bennett Orfaly, who had ties to the Gambino crime family.
"After more than two years of investigation plagued by malicious leaks, violations of grand-jury secrecy, and strong-arm tactics, the US Attorney's Office has disclosed its intent to file criminal charges against Congressman Grimm," Grimm's defense lawyer William McGinley said on Friday.
"We are disappointed by the government's decision, but hardly surprised. From the beginning, the government has pursued a politically driven vendetta against Congressman Grimm and not an independent search for the truth. Congressman Grimm asserts his innocence of any wrongdoing."
In the fundraising probe, feds are looking at Grimm's ties to Biton, an Israeli citizen who pleaded guilty to a visa violation last year.
Biton is suspected of connecting Grimm to followers of mystical New York City rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto. Many of those donations were allegedly in violation of campaign finance laws.
Grimm's case could cause Republicans a huge headache, because the case is not likely to be wrapped up before the November elections.
Grimm is facing a strong challenge from Brooklyn Democratic Councilman Domenic Recchia. The district covers south Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Grimm made national headlines earlier this year, when he threatened a beat up a TV news reporter who asked him about the on-going investigation.
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